Likewise, during the ninth season, both Anderson and Carter had signed on at the last minute, with their contract extensions only lasting until the end of 2002,The X-Files Season 10 DVD and Anderson specifically stated that she would leave the show following the conclusion of the season.During these final two seasons, FBI agents John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) became the series' new leads.Executive producer Frank Spotnitz speculated that the show could extend into a tenth and possibly eleventh season, if the show was able to attract an audience.However, the show lost viewers and was eventually cancelled by Fox. The season takes place fourteen years after the ninth season, which concluded airing in May 2002, and seven years after the film The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). The revival was announced on March 24, 2015, by Fox, who confirmed that six episodes would be produced.